Olevo library workshop checklist
Reviewed August 19, 2026

Goal: help participants practice one calm verification routine before responding to urgent messages, calls, screenshots, letters, or QR notices.

Before the session
- Print this checklist and the family pause checklist.
- Choose one example message, one call story, and one mailed-notice scenario.
- Keep examples fictional and avoid real names, full phone numbers, account numbers, and private documents.
- Put these source links on a handout or slide:
  - FTC consumer alerts: https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts
  - Report fraud: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/
  - Identity recovery: https://www.identitytheft.gov/
  - FBI IC3: https://www.ic3.gov/

15-minute format
- Read one example out loud.
- Ask: what is the sender asking for?
- Ask: what pressure is being used?
- Pick a trusted verification path that does not use the message link or callback number.

30-minute format
- Add a safe-word exercise for family emergency calls.
- Practice saying: "I need to verify this through a saved contact first."
- Practice ending a call without arguing.

45-minute format
- Add a reporting and recovery exercise.
- Match scenarios to the first reporting path:
  - Fraud attempt or money loss: ReportFraud.ftc.gov
  - Identity information shared: IdentityTheft.gov
  - Cyber-enabled loss or account takeover: IC3.gov
  - Bank, card, or payment app issue: contact the provider directly

Facilitation notes
- Do not blame the person who received the message. The pressure is the tactic.
- Keep the lesson practical: one pause rule, one saved contact path, one reporting link.
- Remind participants not to write passwords, one-time codes, full card numbers, account numbers, or identity numbers on public worksheets.

Olevo can be mentioned as one optional second opinion, but the workshop works without promoting any app.